QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built with the Virtio GPU Device emulator support is vulnerable to a memory leakage issue. It could occur while updating the cursor data in update_cursor_data_virgl. A guest user/process could use this flaw to leak host memory bytes, resulting in DoS for a host.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/18 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/23 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94765 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-11/msg00029.html | Patch Vendor Advisory | 
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-49 | Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/18 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/23 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94765 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-11/msg00029.html | Patch Vendor Advisory | 
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-49 | Third Party Advisory | 
Configurations
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History
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
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| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/18 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/23 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94765 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-11/msg00029.html - Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-49 - Third Party Advisory | 
Information
                Published : 2016-12-29 22:59
Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46
NVD link : CVE-2016-9846
Mitre link : CVE-2016-9846
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-9846
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                qemu
- qemu
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-119
                        
            Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
